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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:35:47 +0300
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] Haptic: add haptic class
From: Jani Nikula <ext-jani.1.nikula@nokia.com>
To: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@samsung.com>
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On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 09:17, Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@samsung.com> wrote:
> New haptic class support.
> This class handles the haptic devices.

I'm wondering why a haptic class is needed when there is force
feedback support. Admittedly, I don't know the force feedback
implementation too well, but could someone please enlighten me on
this? Am I missing something here?

I see haptics as simple force feedback, just with (usually) small
force and short duration. There are devices out there doing haptics
using vibra motors, which I think would be limited if implemented
using this haptics class driver. Would it be somehow problematic
interfacing with the simple haptic hardware using the force feedback
API?

BR,
Jani.
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